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10 Language-to-English DictionariesNon-compostable waste
/ˌnɒnˌkɒm.pɒs.tə.bəl weɪst/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Refuse or discarded materials that cannot decompose naturally into organic compost due to their chemical composition or synthetic nature.
"Plastics, metals, and treated wood are classified as non-compostable waste and must be separated from organic green bins." - 2
Solid materials requiring specialized industrial processing or disposal rather than standard backyard composting.
"The restaurant implemented a strict sorting system to ensure non-compostable waste went to the landfill."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a compound formed from the negative prefix 'non-' (derived from Latin 'non'), the adjective 'compostable' (from Late Latin 'compositum', meaning 'put together', via Old French), and the noun 'waste' (from Latin 'vastus', meaning 'empty' or 'waste'). It emerged in late 20th-century environmental discourse alongside modern municipal solid waste management practices to categorize materials that cannot break down naturally into nutrient-rich soil.
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déchets non compostables
Transliteration: de-shɛ nɔ̃ kɔ̃.pɔs.tabl
"Les plastiques sont considérés comme des déchets non compostables."
nicht kompostierbarer Abfall
Transliteration: nɪçt kɔm.pɔsˈtiːʁˌbaːʁɐ ˈap.fal
"Glas und Metall gehören in die Kategorie für nicht kompostierbarer Abfall."
rifiuto non compostabile
Transliteration: riˈfjuːto non kom.posˈtaː.bi.le
"Questo imballaggio è un rifiuto non compostabile."
residuo no compostable
Transliteration: reˈsi.ðwo no kom.posˈta.βle
"El tecnopor es un residuo no compostable que daña el medio ambiente."
resíduo não compostável
Transliteration: ʁeˈzi.du.u nɐ̃w̃ kõ.pɔsˈta.vɛw
"Plásticos e metais formam a maior parte do resíduo não compostável."
अखाद-सड़न योग्य कचरा
Transliteration: akhad-sadan yogya kachara
"प्लास्टिक कचरा एक अखाद-सड़न योग्य कचरा है।"
不可堆肥废物
Transliteration: bù kě duī féi fèi wù
"塑料袋属于不可堆肥废物。"
비퇴비화 폐기물
Transliteration: bi-toe-bi-hwa pye-gi-mul
"비닐봉지는 비퇴비화 폐기물로 분류됩니다."
非堆肥化廃棄物
Transliteration: hi taihi-ka haiki-butsu
"プラスチック製品は非堆肥化廃棄物として処理されます。"
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